Pharmaceutical giants employ “detailers” who specialize in persuading physicians with everything from lucrative speaking engagements to dinners at exclusive restaurants to prescribe their companies’ drugs.

Community leaders and politicians have condemned the NPA board for vetoing the candidacy of the transgender sex-trade workers’ advocate, saying she was a worthy candidate for public office.

When two of the world’s most famous billionaires, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, took a tour of the oil sands in northern Alberta in mid-August, it caught the attention of journalists. The visit by the two tycoons is a sign of the growing U.S. interest in the region, which contains an estimated 1.7 trillion barrels of crude bitumen—the heaviest and thickest form of petroleum, resembling molasses.

Former security-guard instructor Joel Warren says the Downtown Ambassadors do not receive enough training to deal with drug users, homeless people, and those with mental illness.

Health Canada and Environment Canada are ultimately responsible for banning harmful chemicals, but elected representatives aren't responding to consumers' concerns.

The Lower Mainland’s public colleges offer literally hundreds of short, relatively cheap programs that can graduate students into jobs that pay well enough to support a decent lifestyle.

With the passing of Bill 34 came the rebranding of colleges as universities and the softening of university self-governance. But does the province’s postsecondary system need to differentiate between the two?

SFU prof Boyd Cohen says it’s time to get serious about preserving the planet, which is why he created a fun contest that he describes as the “American Idol for green people”.

With a severe lack of available spaces and often prohibitive costs, dealing with kids after school has become a major problem for working parents everywhere. Yet the main problem lies in VSB policy itself.

Congolese single mother of six Bitisho Bembeleza is brought to tears every day by the difficulty of finding somewhere suitable and affordable for her and her young family to live in Metro Vancouver.

Lt.-Col. Bob Bowman,a retired U.S. air force colonel, is coming to Vancouver to alert Canadians to the dangers of corporate influences on governments.

Chemicals used to make plastics are killing deep-sea creatures and elevating the risk of human health problems such as lowered sperm count, prostate and breast tumours, and miscarriages in the future.

Refugee Omerjan Böre, who recently joined pro-Tibet and Falun Gong activists protesting at the Chinese Consulate, says China's Uyghur minority faces the same situation as the Tibetans.

City hall has ordered two hookah lounges to stop operating by August 31. But the owners of these traditional Middle Eastern cafés aren’t letting their businesses go up in smoke without a fight.

As Mike McDaniel, president and CEO of the PNE, prepares for the opening of its 17-day Fair on August 16, he’s hoping for a good spell of weather so that it makes a profit this time around.